Crib cover



No). 12, 1929. I w. D. YOUIQG 1,735,521

CRIB COVER Filed March 29, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l I lnvehfor. William D. Young b J-RMMHIAMJ Nov. 12, 1929. w. D. YOUNG 1,735,521

- CRIB COVER Filed March 29; 1928 ,2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig. 3.

Inventor. William D. Young mw M EMMA v Patented Nov. 12, 1929 PATIENT-OFFICE Wm! B. rouse, ornnw'rouom'mn; ms ucnusn'rrs A a oovnn Application fled larch as, 1928. Serial ms. sac 5,791.

- invention relates to a crib cover for use in covering infants or small children in a crib or bed and among the ObJGOtS of the invention are toprovide a cover which a I is so constructed 'as' to prevent the infant 'vfrom disarranging or throwing olf the "covers while at the same vtime allowing the infant freedom of movement; to provide a cover which is. constructed so that it will I securely hold the infant in the crib; to pro- 20 crib whether said cover extends the full length of the crib or not I Y A cover embodying my invention is one which is adapted to be anchored in place in some suitable way and it is provided with g 25' a neck opening to receive the neck of the in;

' fant, one or more slits leading to said open ing and which are of a suflicient size to permit the infantto be inserted. beneath the cover through theslit or slits, together; with a 130 detachable fastening device by 'which the edges of the slit or slits may be fastened-together." The fastening device for each slit is constructed so thatit will'secure the edgesof the slit togetherthroughout itsdehgth 5 and in such a way .as to leave no opening I through whichthe child may insert a finger,

; and is also constructed sothat the slit may be closed throughout its length by a single movement of an actuating'member.

With my invention, therefore, the body '3 of the infant, including his hands, is confined beneath the cover; and he cannot get his arm 1* or fingers through any openings in the cover.

' My improved cover, therefore, will not only serveto keep theinfant in, place but will also-preventhim from sucking his thumb or finger or. from the cover inany way. Hence whenthe infant has been; 9 p1ace1 \l 9 t e We? ment.

there is no danger of his kicking the covers off or his getting out of the crib. I

In order to give an understanding of the invention I have illustrated in the drawings some selected embodiments thereof which will nowvbe described after which the novel features will be pointed out in the appended claims. 1 v

Fig. 1 is a pers e'c'tive view of a crib showing my improve cover in use;- d

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of a cover embodying my nvention;

Fig. 3 is'an enlarged sectionalview along substantially the'line 3-3, Fig. 2, but showin the slit entirely "closed ig. 4is a fra entary perspective view similar to Fig. 2 ut iHustrating still a different embodiment of the invention;

- Fig. 5is a view illustrating a cover with several slits.

In the drawings 1' indicates a crib or bed and 2 indicates a' crib cover embodying my invention. This crib cover may be a sheet or a blanket or acoverlet or a cover of any other kind. The cover is formed with a neck opening 3 toreceiv'e the neck of the infant tand it is also provided with one or more slits 5 which communicate with the neck opening and are of sufiicient length to permit the infant to be inserted beneath the cover through the slit or slits. In the construction shown in Fig. .1 the cover is pro"- vided with a single: slit only. The neck opening is' situated a suflicient distance below the top edge of the cover so that when the infant is. in position beneath the cover his head will rest on the portion 'of the cover above the opening. i

y The slit is adapted to be-closed by detachable fastening means of a character which when fastened locks the adjacent edges 6 of the slit together in such a way as to leave no opening through which the infant can insert a finger, and also of such a character that the slit may be closed with a single move- The fastenin device herein illustrated is of that type w ich comprises interlockable fastening members '7 attached to opposite I edges of. the. slit and arranged to be brought i into interlocking engagement with each other for closing the slit or to be separated from each other to open the slit. The interlocking of the members together or separating them is accomplished by means of the runner 8 which slides on the members longitudinally of the slit and which is so arranged that movement of the runner in one direction (toward the bottom of the slit) will separate the interlocking members and open the slit, while movement of the runner in the 0pposite direction, (toward the top of the slit) .will bring the members into interlocking engagement. This form of fastening device is more or less commonly used. I

The runner 8 is provided with a finger- In using the cover it will be placed on the 'crib and fastened thereto by the fastening device 10. The slit is then opened by moving the runner 8 down to the lower end thereof and when this has been done the infant may be placed beneaththe cover through theopen slit. As soon as the child has been laid in place the slit may be instantly closed by moving the runner up to the upper end thereof. When the slit is closed the body of the infant from the shoulders down, includin the arms,

7 is confined beneath the cover and t e head of the infant is the only portion which is ex-' posed outside the cover.

The fastening device herein illustrated so closes the slit as to leaveno opening between the edges 6 thereof and hence when the slit is closed there is no possibility that the infantcan get his hands on the outside of the cover;

Since the head of the child is. outside the cover while the hands are confined'under the cover there is no possibility that the child can suck his thumb. The cover thus forms a useful means for breaking a child (if this undesirable habit. Furthermore, since the child cannot get his hand'or fingers through the cover it will not be possible for him to undo the fastening device in any way and as thecover is firmly anchored to the crib the child will be securely held in place but at the same time will have freedom of movement.

In order to prevent any possibility of the runner 8 slipping owingto any strain to which it may e put as the child moves around under the cover I propose to provide means for locking'the runner in its adjusted position. One means is shown in Fig. 4., In this embodiment tabs or cords 11 are provided which are secured to the cover adjacent the upper edge of.the slit and by which the slide may be tied in place at the upper end of the slit. The finger piece 9 is illustrated as having an opening 21 theret-hrough and the tabs or cords llmay be tied through the opening. This will make for double security as the tabs or cords 11 serve also to tie the slit tbgether at the upper end as well as to lockthe runner from movement.

Another way in which the runner 8 may be locked is by means of a locking element 12 carried by the runner. In this embodiment,

which is shownin Fig. 3, the finger piece 9 by which the runner is operated has formed with it :tgripping portion 12 arranged so that when the finger piece is folded down against the runner the part 12 will be forced into locking engagement with the interlocked-fastening members 7 When the finger piece 9 is pulled upwardly this-locking engagement is released and the runner is free to move. With this construction the lock for the runner is carried thereby and the runner may he looked in any adjusted position.

I The advantage of the above construction is that the neck opening 3 may be made of a size to fit the neck of a small child when the runner is at the upper limit of its movement.

As the child grows and the neck opening begins to get too small all that is necessary is to stop the runner during its slit-closing movment just before-the runner reaches its upper limit, in which case the upper end of the slit will merge into the neck opening to make an enlarged opening. With the form of locking device shown in Fig. 3 the runner may be locked in any position and will-be as firmly locked in the partially closed position shown in Fig. 2 as in the fully closed osition With this invention, therefore, t e same covering is adaptable for children of different sizes as the neck opening may be automatically adjusted to fit the neck of the occupant of thecrib. H

The same advantage resultsfrom the construction shown in Fig. 4 for by having the tabs 11 long enough the runner 8 may be lockejcl -either at the top of the slit or at a point somewhat below the top of the slit depending upon the size of the neck which is desired.

, I will preferably provide my improved cover with a protective flap 13 by which the runner'8- and also the fastening devices at no i the upper end, of the slit may be covered so that they will. not come-in contact with the flesh of the child.

This flap. .13 may conveniently be sewed or otherwise fastened to the inside of the cover adjacent the upper end of the 'slit and it. is

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of such a shape thatwhenthe slit is closed I the 'flap' may be folded. over the edge o-f theneck opening at the point where the slit joins slit, a detachable fastening for closing the slit, and a protective flap secured to the inside of the cover adjacent the edge of the neck opening where the slit enters it, said flap be1n adapted to fold over the edge of the nec opening and enclose the latter where the slit joins it.

In testimony whereof, Ihave signed my name to this specification. y WILLIAM D. YOUNG.

so that the upper portion of the slit merges into and forms part of the neck opening.

If desired, the cover may be provided with a plurality of slits leading to the neck opening as shown in Fig. 5 although the number of slits which is employed is immaterial so far as the invention is concerned.

The cover may also be of any desired length. It may simply be a short cover not intended to tuck in at the bottom of the crib or it may be long enough to so tuck in or it may be in the form of a bag with the neck opening and slit in the front side of the bag-.

Furthermore, in applying the cover to'the bed it may be extended above the slit so that the head of the child will rest on the cover above the slit or it may be folded back underneath the child along a transverse line at the top of the neck opening, in which case the portion of the cover above the slit will be underneath the child and the childs head will rest on the crib covering that is beneath my improved cover.

These and other variations may all come within the scope of my invention.

From the above it will be seen that my improved cover has two important advantages. It is constructed so that the slit may be closed with one movement and almost instantly, and when closed there is no opening in the cover through which the child may insert even his finger. By reason of this construction even a very active child can be easily and quickly put under the cover and when the slit is closed the child will be securely held.

.I claim:

1. A crib cover adapted to be anchored to the crib and having a slit terminating at one end in a neck opening, said slit being long enough to permit an infant to be inserted under the cover therethrough, a detachable fastening closing the slit and having means to connect the edges thereof at sufliciently frequent intervals to leave no opening through which the infant can insert his finger, and a. protective flap enclosing the edge of the neck opening where the slit meets it.

2. A crib cover adapted to be anchored to the crib and having a neck opening located at a point somewhat below the top of said cover and a slit leading from the neck 0 ening and of sufiicient size to permit an in ant to be placed underneath the cpve'r through the 

